New antique shop to hold grand opening

LIVINGSTON MANOR — Calliope-on-Main, the new not-for-profit antique shop, will hold a grand opening reception from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. July 3 at 36A Main St. in Livingston Manor.

LIVINGSTON MANOR — Calliope-on-Main, the new not-for-profit antique shop, will hold a grand opening reception from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. July 3 at 36A Main St. in Livingston Manor.

All proceeds from the shop will go to the Time and the Valleys Museum in Grahamsville.

The unique relationship between Calliope-on-Main and Time and the Valleys Museum is one of creative and cooperative collaboration. Museum supporters will staff the antiques store and contribute items for sale, and the store will support the museum.

The shop will be having a 10 percent-off sale all Fourth of July weekend. Visitors can enjoy refreshments on the deck above the Willowemoc stream, browse through the selection of antiques and historical items, and learn about local history and the Time and the Valleys Museum.

The shop has many unusual antiques, including white ironstone serving pieces, blue spongeware pitchers and mottled brown Bennington pie plates, 19th-century quilts, homespun coverlets and bright paisleys. It also features furniture, glassware and toys, as well as a selection of other 19th- and early-20th-century items. There is also a bargain collectibles section in the back of the store.

Both Calliope-on-Main and the Time and the Valleys Museum celebrate the daily life of those who lived in a time now past, but which still is interesting and valuable. The focus of the store is the appreciation of items used in the everyday life of 19th- and early-20th-century America. The focus of the museum is the role of water in the lives of people in Sullivan County from the days of the Native Americans through the period of relocation and reservoir building to the present.

Barbara Martinsons, the organizer of Calliope-on-Main, is now moving to Sullivan County and has collected 19th-century antiques for many years. She recently retired as a teacher in the college program at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility and Marymount Manhattan College. She founded College and Community Fellowship to support women leaving prison wishing to continue college and graduate school, and is a vice president at LyonsPride Realty in Yonkers.

Calliope-on-Main will be open from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday-Sunday. For more information, call 439-3300 during business hours or e-mail Barbara@calliope22.com.